Metropolitan Cathedral, Mexico City

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Serra arrived in Mexico City in 1750, about 23 years before work began on what would become the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City. In 1758, he went to south-central Mexico and from there to Alta California.

Serra arrived in Mexico City in 1750, about 23 years before work began on what would become the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City. In 1758, he went to south-central Mexico and from there to Alta California. (Pumario2008 / Wikimedia Commons)

Serra arrived in Mexico City in 1750, about 23 years before work began on what would become the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City. In 1758, he went to south-central Mexico and from there to Alta California.